First, regional and international flights always been in the same terminal and therefor the same check for me.
International...depends on a country:
Vietnam spent more time looking at my passport then looking at my luggage (actually didn't look at all, was talking to someone and not looking at the monitor).
Korea - leave everything in a bag, leave your shoes, easy-breezy.
Japan - the same as Korea.
Germany/Spain - was more worried that: I have place to say and plane ticket back and that I will be let into the US on my way back that what was in my bags.
Mexico - again, more time spent on documents than my bags, but I was subject to random search at the gate once...unpleasant.
In fact, even in the US TSA checks aren't the same: some airports let you leave everything in a bag, others will bitch about tiny wireless headphones left in a bag. Anyway, I'd say TSA will have the most ridiculous checks and number of people who have no idea how to go through TSA.
First, regional and international flights always been in the same terminal and therefor the same check for me.
International...depends on a country:
Vietnam spent more time looking at my passport then looking at my luggage (actually didn't look at all, was talking to someone and not looking at the monitor).
Korea - leave everything in a bag, leave your shoes, easy-breezy.
Japan - the same as Korea.
Germany/Spain - was more worried that: I have place to say and plane ticket back and that I will be let into the US on my way back that what was in my bags.
Mexico - again, more time spent on documents than my bags, but I was subject to random search at the gate once...unpleasant.
In fact, even in the US TSA checks aren't the same: some airports let you leave everything in a bag, others will bitch about tiny wireless headphones left in a bag. Anyway, I'd say TSA will have the most ridiculous checks and number of people who have no idea how to go through TSA.